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Wed 07 Jul 2009German court dismisses challenge to Lisbon Treaty
GERMANY’S HIGHEST court dismissed constitutional challenges to the Lisbon Treaty yesterday but called for ratification to be delayed until the rights of the German parliament in EU decision-making are strengthened.
Berlin now faces the challenge of getting the required law change through parliament before general elections in September – only then can president Horst Köhler sign the ratification Bill into law.
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